Edington Chapel was built in 1904 as The Gospel Hall, Edington.
It was partly funded by a Christian Brethren family in Bristol. Plans were drawn up in 1902, after tent meetings had been held in the neighbouring village of Catcott. Services followed the traditional Brethren style, with a Breaking of Bread service on Sunday morning and a Gospel meeting in the evening.
A Sunday School and a Children's Class in the week were also held, as well as a regular Ladies Meeting. Until the 1970's the Gospel Hall was very well attended and many families in the villages had heard the Gospel in the small brick building. When the new Edington Surgery and Village Hall were built in 1979, the Gospel Hall became the centre of the community, in a very strategic location, on the main road through the villages and at the junction of the 2 villages of Catcott and Edington.
By the 1980's numbers had fallen considerably and by the mid 1990's just a handful of mainly elderly people attended, although a Children's Club continued to run and a faithful witness was maintained, with speakers from neighbouring towns and villages, preaching the Gospel on Sunday evenings. In the late 1990's an experienced Bible Teacher, David Oram and his wife Helen, moved back into the area and soon others joined the Chapel. A few were from a Brethren background, but most were evangelicals from a Baptist or Anglican tradition. The Children's Club continued and a Youth Club was introduced. The decision to change the name from Gospel Hall, to Edington Chapel was made in 2000. Some minor improvements were made, including the purchase of carpets, curtains and comfortable chairs!
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